Diana Lynn (1926-1971)She was a child prodigy,pianist,at age 10,and her first movie role was one of the children in,"They Shall Have Music"(1939).You see her playing the piano.She made another movie using her 'real name' - Dolly in,"There's Magic in Music"(1941).She signed a long term contract with Paramount in 1942,and had her named changed to Diana Lynn.She had good roles in,"The Major, and the Minor" (1942);"The Miracle of Morgan's Creek",and,"Our Hearts Were Young, and Gay" - both

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in 1944.She had fewer roles as she matured;she did do,"Bedtime for Bonzo" (1951), but had a nice career on TV shows.She died of a stroke when she was making a comeback in film.Although she was semi-retired and living in New York in 1971, Paramount offered her the role of Anthony Perkins' wife in Play It As It Lays(1972).She returned to Los Angeles in preparation for her role,but suffered a fatal stroke before filming began.She was 45.